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As per estimates, only 5 per cent Indians use digital payment modes.

UPI transaction surged exponentially within year of DeMo

The number of payments through UPI has zoomed to 76.96 million at end-October 2017.

5 Nov 2017 1:39 PM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley addresses the media after the 22nd meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Council to consider slashing GST on common use goods

GST rate on weighing machines, compressors may also be rationalised to 18 per cent from 28 per cent.

5 Nov 2017 12:49 PM IST

FPIs had invested over Rs 20,000 crore in the capital market in September 2016.

FPIs turn net buyers in Oct; invest Rs 3,000 cr in equities

FPIs had invested over Rs 59,000 crore in equities between February and July.

5 Nov 2017 11:27 AM IST

The government expects a helping hand from the RBI in the form of interest rate cut in the next monetary policy review on Wednesday to boost the slowing economy. Photo: PTI

RBI seeks technical expertise to preserve archival documents

There are approximately 20,000 folios (both sides) which require scientific preservation treatment.

5 Nov 2017 11:24 AM IST

Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell for breaking into Prime Minister Narendra Modis Office. (Photo: File|PTI)

India may announce tax relief for traders next week, says Modi

A panel of ministers last month recommended reducing tax rates for small businesses and traders.

4 Nov 2017 6:48 PM IST

The state agriculture department has already identified the areas affected by the disease.

Govt lures global investors to tap India's agriculture sector

The government is implementing various schemes to promote these sectors in order to double farmers' income by 2022.

4 Nov 2017 6:05 PM IST

Union Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Photo: PTI)

India offer golden opportunities for global investors: Gadkari

He also said that Sagarmala will see reduction of about Rs 40,000 crore logistic cost and development of ports.

4 Nov 2017 5:24 PM IST

World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva.

GST to catapult India to high middle income economy by 2047: World...

India's 'extraordinary' achievement of quadrupling of per capita income was credited to reforms taken in last three...

4 Nov 2017 5:02 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to ease problems faced by small businesses due to GST. (Photo: PIB)

Modi promises more relief measures for small businesses under GST

The GST Council had announced several measures to ease problems faced by businesses last month.

4 Nov 2017 4:35 PM IST

Manufacturing sector grew by 8.3 per cent in October-December against 6.9 per cent in the previous quarter when there was no note ban.

Ex-RBI Governor Y V Reddy terms bank recap plan 'critical'

In the last week of October, Jaitley had announced an unprecedented PSU banks recapitalisation program of Rs 2.11 lakh...

4 Nov 2017 3:17 PM IST

Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism. (Photo: AP/Representational Image)

Niti Aayog envisions poverty, corruption free India by 2022

It further envisions that India will have 20 world class higher education institutions by 2022.

4 Nov 2017 2:00 PM IST

Shamika Ravi, a senior fellow at Brookings India, would be appointed as part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). (Photo: Twitter| Shamika Ravi)

Shamika Ravi to on PM's economic advisory panel

Shamika Ravi leads the development economics research vertical at Brookings India.

4 Nov 2017 1:33 PM IST